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Tamil and Turkish


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
11   
5
6   
9

National Language
Turkey   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Turkish Language Association   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Azerbaijani Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
21   
11
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Merhaba   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
teşekkür ederim   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Nasılsın?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
İyi Geceler   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
günaydın   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
lütfen   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
üzgünüm   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Hoşçakal   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Seni seviyorum   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
480,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Gagauz   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
140,000.00   
26
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
75.00 million   
23
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.95 %   
21
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Türkçe   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
turc   
tamoul   

German Name
Türkisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Turkish   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 1350   
300 BC   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Not Available   

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
19   
17
18   
16

Signed Forms
Turkish Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
tr   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
tur   
tam   

ISO 639 3
tur   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
nucl1301   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Turkish and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Turkish and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Turkish and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Turkish are spoken in different Turkish Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Turkish vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish, Crimean Turkish. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Turkish and Tamil Speaking population

Turkish and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Turkish and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Turkish and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Turkish and Tamil on Turkish vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Turkish and Tamil Language Codes

Turkish and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Turkish and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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